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bosh

hi Toni toady Joan SK and S knee

How are you all?

Mums ok 👍

Virus - wise, yes she’s improving thanks, but she’s still very grumpy and everything is my fault according to her

Also with dad everything has been my fault since the beginning of time of course

👋 hi Toni

It’s ok I know you’re not smug but jus in case you encounter some of toady’s smug phantom neighbours or something like that

Wiped out post - mxt i understand 🤗

Yes BR is fast becoming an old man lol

Yes kids love playing with simple things

Yes that’s true 🙏

Yes HV is quite scary, on the plus side we no longer need an oven or an air fryer haha

You’re welcome about the poem and the pic

Thanks no snow when I went out, just frost but I was careful

You be careful too 🤗 xx

👋 Joan and toady

How are you both today ?

Joan thanks about BR 🙏

Time for semi - emergency ablutions

Bye for now all tc xx

toady

Hi all 👋

Certainly felt the cold today, much different to yesterday's little window of outdoor activity etc. Here's my new Mr B, frog (there is a Mrs B somewhere around), he's a little bit 'leucistic' so I will know him anywhere, look as his super face 😀😍. I'm thrilled with him, and he is quite bold. Someone likes my berries, anyway 😊👍️. And just a little robin too sitting on the arch beside my non-flowering winter-flowering clematis 😬 not sure it likes it there even though it's healthy. Yes plenty of food out today, I need a new fatball holder so for now they are having some crumbled up. Yay to the spoiler alert 😄👍️ long may we learn a new thing 🤭 I keep meaning to, some capital cities for example? 😳 or something about the planets, but whether facts would stay in.. 😬. No snow forecast for here really, mostly sleet I think, but I will take your tip and top my stuff up too - Sleek had no problems today - she is certainly well prepared 😮😂 good to know! I've been putting some scrap metal out for days I felt sure they would be round at New Year to see if people have put out cookers & fridges etc, but no sign, bah. It nearly is twelfth night isn't it, yikes - but not quite yet Elfie. Isn't he doing a lovely job 😊. Blueberry yogurt eh, yes that'll come out of sofas no bother 😄 (no idea why I'm harping on about upholstery and houseproud-ness, I'm not exactly Norbot myself, "nice and tidy"! I do see that phrase sticking in my head 😂). Not much other news, yes the nosegay stuff is causing ructions for sure, I do think it will see people leaving - I will have a selling push myself and probably do the same. The thing is people are of the opinion that they don't much care if private sellers and small businesses do leave 🙄. Every sympathy for Kari too 😔 enough said. Take care all have a good Sunday :) xx

Hello Joan, yes all quiet here thank you 😊 when there isn't any work happening they do seem quiet people, at any rate, no loud tv etc 👍️. Certainly very cold today we are forecast sleety sort of stuff but not snow really. Yes the Easter eggs it's just silly isn't it 🙄 I wish they wouldn't. Yet they clear the shelves of xmas things almost on the dot, if the right time for things doesn't matter now, why not carry those on for a bit too. Have a good Sunday keep warm, glad to hear your hip is not painful, that's super 😘 xx

Hi bosh, sorry it's a grumpy sort of day all round at yours, not my place to say of course but they could do with a day or two without "the biggest Mima" 🤭 and appreciate you a bit more. Best Mima, LA meant to say, obviously 😊. Yes perhaps not liquidised mince pies, and not much chance of custard at the moment, I am down to some longlife skimmed milk 😱 and 1L of soya. I love all the soaps 😂😂 especially when I saw constant lawn mower down the side of the neighbours one omg 😱 'a wide berth', I should say so. And I liked the musical joke, very good 😊👍️. Hope your Sunday is better :) xx

Love to Stuart and SK and anyone popping in 👋 xx

Stuartknee

Hi

Been snowing here, joints are aching will stay inside today. I feel like I have been runover everything aches

frogmorton

Not as much snow as we were threatened with honestly. Started later too although the 'warning' is there till midnight tonight and it's still coming down though the flakes are teeny tiny spiky ones. Perhaps they will turn to rain as the day warms up?

Joan in fact messaged me first, last night, to say she had snow before us. Joan I am so glad you've no pain at all from your hip that's fabulous and you are now protected by your new infusion so that should not happen again. Take care if you do have to go out, but probably the dogs will manage in the garden today ((())) xxx

Morning Stuart this weather can do this to people with Arthritis.

https://www.cloudywithachanceofpain.com/

Having said that given that your mum has RA I presume you have been checked too? Stay in either way it's not safe out there.

Morning Reshmi

How are you this delightful snowy morning? I hope not too bad. Your Mum too I hope she is well.

I am most cross with BB. Not everything he is angry about is your fault🤬 you are a funny, intelligent, kind person. A caring daughter, the best Auntie to those two boys and a good friend to us here. He doesn't realise how lucky he is. Hmmmph!

Emoji soap I must be careful I use them don't buy me any hopefully it's not to excess🤣

Did you get the snow? Joan did and she's south of me - between me and Toady and You I think. Mind Geography was never my strong point.

BR is a sweet good natured boy kind too. A bit of an old man, but that's quite nice isn't it? Hopefully he'll remain that way as he grows up. He'd make a good Dr I think.

Be careful out there if you venture out my friend it's not nice at all even if all you have is ice.

Take care ((())) xxx

Morning Toady

Isn't the new Mr B pretty!! Rather gorgeous and yes a tiny bit 'white' or leucistic incredible to see. I hope he and Mrs decide to hang around. Oooh what if one of the babies was even more white?! Get feeding them even more!!! Quick!!! The robin too so sweet isn't he?

Sleek has booked the farmer's snow plough to take her to yours😣 she left a good hour or so back I do apologise. I hope it will fit up your street. She is keeping in touch with the cats here and will book a normal catsi for her return journey if rain washes the snow away. 🐾 crossed.

Twelfth night is today. Elfie is ready and has dragged the boxes upstairs ready. He says it's his day as it has Elf in it. Bless him. Actually he was making a real effort last night he put the kettle on….

(do note the mug he chose) and made me a cuppa. I know blueberry yoghurt purple stains!

Today he intends to cook dinner how elfful is he. Perhaps he'll do a Norbot too 'nice and tidy'!

Did I tell you the spam bots blanked out a word the other day for me again? It was the other word for a ditch (also beginning with a 'D') around a field which a farmer might be clearing out.

I can see both you and Kari ditching your current online sales this year and I don't blame you. If you saw Kari's recent video she mentioned our baby, not by name, but she was talking about what a great year she's had. Nice eh?

Anyway best get on I need to get me washed and dressed. Take care and have a good day ((())) xxx

dachshund

Good morning everyone

Toady (()) that’s lovely photo’s. Have a good day go careful if you go out. Keep warm.

Toni (()) I hope you go for a ride out today for your coffee it always tastes different when you have it from a different place. Go careful when you go out.

Reshmi (()) I’m sorry it’s always your fault they would miss you if you was not there. They want someone to blame and you’re there. Happy birthday to Br for tomorrow xx go careful

Stuart (()) have a good day how is your mum. go careful

Sticky Keef (()) have a good day love to Loanda (()) and Sucre (()) go careful

bosh

good afternoon Toni

How are you?

I’m not too bad thanks

Snow melted here luckily

Tired after walking but ok 🙏

Mums ok 👍

A delighted BR told his mummy that “Abu / granny said ‘ello”

Looks like he’s developing a cockney accent!

Don’t tell snobbish Bill! Oh dear 😂😂

ok quite tired

More later

bye all tc xx

Ps thank goodness it’s not gangster Riley’s birthday tomorrow xx

toady

Afternoon all 👋

Not as much snow for me as that frog, and the rain sorted the remainder out 😕. Long gone in time for Sleek to get a catsi back, so the snow plough is still in my drive, attracting hardly any attention at all 😂. As it's the last of the xmas hols so to speak we were just doing silly things, playing games and eating leftover xmas sweets - though the vegan fizzy jelly fish weren't to her taste, funnily enough 🤔😄. Have been out with plenty of bird food, ooh yes speckly chicks please that would be lovely 😊. Well Elfie has been a little trouper over Christmas hasn't he, manning the kettle (yes perfect mug 😀) and even dinner plans, well I hope it's a triumph for his special night 🍽️🤭. How is your tin cupboard now? I only had to throw out a couple of things, now I need to do the others, packets etc. I suppose I should do a grocery shop soon, can't say I can really be bothered though - hopefully I won't get a bag of someone else's unsuitable cook-in sauces &c this time! Thinking about that afterward it would probably have been less trouble all round to replace that person's items than to come back here, and leave me to donate the duplicates, it wouldn't have been much money, wish I'd suggested it 🙄. When is your next food bank? Hope you are having a good Sunday, this rain will not help the general sogginess will it, or the 'ditches', yes, well edited! Hope nothing of yours has been frosted in the garden or in the upcoming minus temps, and that you get a good day for your bulbs soon. I haven't seen Kari's latest, have been dragged away by boring online things like bills and emails and nosegay and suchlike, but I will do 👍️. Have a good new week, love to all 😘 xx

Hello Joan, nothing lying around much here this morning and all gone now. Would rather not have the heavy rain we're due, it will brighten up in the week but very cold it says. Perhaps the sun means it will not feel so bad 🤞. Thank you about the pictures 😊 I have not been out really today, just keeping in and warm as you say, lots of hot drinks etc. Monday already, children are back to school poor things I remember it all too well 😣 take care 😘 xx

Hi bosh 👋 well done getting out in this weather even if the snow had gone it's not that pleasant. Group this Weds I think? 🤔. Happy Birthday to little BR for tomorrow, I felt this cake to be an appropriate one all things considered 🤭 and neutral-ish colours, just in case the 'younger generation' has caught LA's no girly things attitude 😉. Hope he has a lovely day.

..but gosh that baby though! 😮😂 I could do with sending him to buy cutlery for me (such a nuisance now with the age verification thing), I know he wouldn't pass the process but I can't actually see anyone challenging him can you 😂😂. Nothing much going on here at all, tea and poking about on the internet mostly, hope your afternoon is going ok. Do you have any reading on the go at the moment? Take care see you anon 😊 xx

Hi Stuart, yes this cold is definitely not helping is it 😕 well we have done a chunk of the worst of it, that's how I'm trying to look at it, at least we are going out of winter not heading in 😬 sort of. Hope you can get a bit more comfortable and offset the cold as much as you can, take care xx

Kettle on ☕️ xx

bosh

hi my amphibian friend toady

How are you?

What a lovely cake!

I may have to sample at least half of it before I give it to old man BR lol

I’m doing some rather scatterbrained multitasking so i my aim is to send a proper message later

Bye hopefully very temporarily

Tc xx

The Biggest Mima

bosh

sorry toady

Got embroiled in texting friends etc unfortunately

I’m reading a book by Amanda Craig called ‘The Lie Of The Land’

It’s pretty good, about a family who relocate to the countryside- mainly about the married couple

👋Have a good night toady Toni Joan etc tc xx

Ps nice work if you can get it xx

frogmorton

Morning everyone it's snowing again right now out there🙄 After it did such a good job thawing yesterday afternoon too.

Morning Joan I didn't go out at all yesterday I had plenty of indoor activities planned so that I could stay in while the snow was here. Including taking down the tree and decorations. Also Paul is on a diet (again) so he might want to avoid nice posh drink places for a while🤭 Hope you are nice and warm and that the dogs are ok too ((())) xxx

Morning Reshmi

I hope you and your Mum are well and BB is behaving.

I've been up all night icing this….

🤥

BR is growing up far far far too fast and now he's turned into a cockney! Whatever will BIL think? The shame. Cute though❤️ I hope he has everything a small boy could wish for.

I'm glad the snow melted for you, but did the boys get a chance to go out in it? Please tell me they did. Children love snow don't they? To me it looks pretty, but it's too scary to drive in and to slippery to walk in. So all in all not my cup of tea!

Have a good day take care ((())) xxx

Morning Toady

Elfie is still upstairs! He is! Still making himself useful. Shall we let him stay up here?

He just wanted me to show you this. This is his big uncle Elfie who does very little he has happily gone back downstairs for a rest (from sitting in the window waving to children I think).

He is close on as big as Paul!

Well the tree is down all decs away. The bungalow looks HUGE and it's snowing again. 3 hours of it ahead here. You can send Sleek home in that snow plough in case the farmer needs it. Glad the neighbours don't seem to have noticed😳

She was shaking her head at those fizzy vegan sweets she only likes the Eton mess flavour of that brand so you know😉

I ended up with 2 carrier bags of someone else's stuff once. They made me keep it. I gave it to the new neighbours as it wasn't vegan mostly kids stuff like fish fingers…. I don't mind that as much as I do if my stuff is missing.

Yes the birdies will need help again in a minute when I can see and have my boots on. Imagine some speckly baby black birds in your garden!🤗

Like you I only threw away a few bits which was gratifying. If Paul wasn't here I think I could live out of that cupboard for another lockdown! Well done doing yours. Packets today? Shall we? I only need fresh stuff really veggies and the like, but honestly I could manage. Still doing my 30 a week though. Beans, peas, lentils, nuts and seeds😊 Sharing with the birds🤣

Thought you'd suss the other word for ditch. Oh well.

Toady have a good day I hope the snow is not also with you. ((())) xxx

something hot for breakfast?

Hoping Stuart is doing ok today not sure when the Drs appt is maybe soon fingers crossed🤞

dachshund

Good morning everyone

Toady (()) have a good day go careful you can’t see where it’s slippery. They say we will have more snow. I hope you find Mrs B.

Toni (()) I have not been out since it got colder. I will have to try to get my trousers on I’m wearing skirts at the moment when I go into the bathroom I peg my skirt up so it’s easer. I learnt that when my leg was in plaster a few years ago. Go careful if you go out. Have a good day.

Reshmi (()) happy birthday to little one. Have a good day love to your mum (())

Stuart (()) how is your mum (()) is your appointment today good luck

Skinny Keef (()) love to Loanda (()) and Sucre (()) have a good day.

bosh

good morning Toni

Thanks for the cake 🎂

Happy birthday BR

Wppl xx

Ps Monday - when getting out of bed is increasingly difficult and another cake with HV in the background 😂 xx

bosh

good afternoon Toni

How are you?

Mums ok 👍

We had a “minor takeaway” lol, in honour of BR

I had a very delicious veggie burger

It’s rather chilly isn’t it?

BR said he wanted to for lunch at Nan*o’s not B**ts! 😂

Maybe he thought “Ibuprof*n salted” was a real meal option!

Oh dear

Okay I need to relocate otherwise I’ll freeze in the cold room 🥶
bye for now all tc xx

toady

Hi all 👋 afternoon for me again, not exactly a NY resolution but trying not to be on the net too much in the evenings or I wander off & do other stuff and consequently get about 4 hours sleep 😳 that was a rarity, last night, I just woke up early as well for once.

No snow here today frog, too much heavy rain in the early hours for that, another reason I didn't get to sleep promptly. Yours is determined to hang about it seems, oh well it's pretty 😬 I suppose, but a bit late to be Christmassy. Yes the space you get back after the decs does hit you even after that short time doesn't it, my shelves look very empty with no cards up. Oh Elfie, you are here! 🤭 well done him, angling for a let-off 👍️. Oh go on let him, I bet he has a 'list of things to do' 😉. Gosh Uncle Elfie though 😮!! little Elfie is a tiddler next to him! yes a rest from windowsill sitting seems well earned. Thank you for the family snap! Oh Sleek set off nicely in the snow plough, that worked out very well - she did hold up quite a few cars on her way, and no of course I didn't slip her sixpence to do that on purpose 😉. Serve them right. There used to be someone who kept a rusty van out front on their lawn much tutting from the neighbours, apparently 5 vehicles on a messy square of gravel is ok now though 😒. How are the cupboards? yes packets, I am doing asstd teas jars pasta etc. I am appalling at pulses I would be living out of my well-known biccie cupboard I think if cut off from supplies 😳. Awful. I don't 100% get on with beans I don't think, so not all my fault, but I could do much better. Nuts & seeds not so bad though. Must get some more walnuts I have them partly for the Omega 3 (I haven't wandered off from the supplement topic btw, I am still thinking) and I will remember about Sleek's sweets, those fizzy 🐱 😉 (at least I could type the 2nd word I suppose unlike the other cat word we get filtered for 😬 yes I got yours straight away, I never look back to see if I've slipped up only notice if my post goes into the queue or something). I did see both robins today, and a few of the smaller allium bulbs are showing their faces already 😀. Hope your weather isn't as bad as forecast maybe, have a good evening :) xx

Hello Joan, oh it is still jolly cold, I did go out the back briefly in the sun but it didn't make a lot of difference. Still it's not treacherous underfoot thank you and we have lots of bright days coming it says 👍️ so pavements should be absolutely fine. Mrs B was there alright the other day with Mr, just didn't get her in the picture. Two robins as well, where are they thinking of nesting, that's the question 🤔. How are your biscuits going I am still on the mince pies 😄 have a good evening 😘 xx

Hi to bosh, glad things going well for littleys well give or take catering choices and nice to have a minor 'takeaway' 😊. Haven't done a lot today myself, apart from chores etc, the trouble is this weather with is that I only have a bath here not shower and once I'm in I don't want to get out and consequently the hot water makes me sleepy afterwards 😬 mind you I had some to rest catch up on. I will have a look at the book you mention 👍️ I have read nothing for ages apart from light stuff or factual like gardening or something. I wondered if I'd have another shot at Thoreau's Walden because you'd think it would be up my street, solitude & nature etc, after the phantom neighbours 😬 but I can't remember if there is much hunting & fishing etc. I think he was in two minds re that side of things but maybe not the best book for me. Other than that I have a couple of fantasy novels to get round to might be more my level atm 😂. Have a good evening hope your mum is ok 🤞 when is your bloods? xx

Love to Stuart and SK and all 👋 xx

Stuartknee

Hi

My doc appointment is on 21st January.

Gone onto amtripyline & Ibuprofen to help ease the pain. The only snag Im sleeping longer than 9 hours now!